N.M. Admin. Code § 8.10.8.24

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 20, October 22, 2024

Section 8.10.8.24 - PREVENTING, IDENTIFYING AND REPORTING SEX AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND REPORTING RUNAWAYS

A. PSD shall identify, document, and determine appropriate services for children or youth who have disclosed or who may be at risk of being the victim of human trafficking.

B. PSD shall immediately, but no later than 24 hours, notify law enforcement of children or youth who PSD has identified as victims of sex or human trafficking.

C. PSD shall make reasonable efforts to locate children or youth missing from foster care, including determining the factors that led to the child or youth being absent from foster care. PSD shall also assess the child or youth's experience while absent from foster care, including whether the child or youth is a victim of sex or human trafficking.

D. PSD shall report immediately, but no later than 24 hours, after receiving information on missing or abducted children or youth to law enforcement authorities for entry into national crime information center (NCIC) database of the federal bureau of investigation.

E. PSD shall report immediately, but no later than 24 hours, after receiving information on missing or abducted children or youth to the national center for missing and exploited children.

N.M. Admin. Code § 8.10.8.24

8.10.8.24 NMAC - Rp, 8.10.8.24 NMAC, 11/15/05, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVI, Issue 18, September 29, 2015, eff. 9/29/2015, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXXII, Issue 09, May 4, 2021, eff. 5/4/2021